Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Amid the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans in New York, one assault victim is using his pain to help the Asian community. CBS2’s Ali Bauman spoke to an artist who was attacked while waiting for the subway. He is one of many
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Long Island man is back home with his family after spending over 70 days in the hospital with COVID-19. There were cheers Wednesday from doctors and nurses at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre as 39-year-old Alfredo Hercules, of Hewlett, was discharged. He wasted
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A residential assisted living center in a suburb of New York City caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving a resident and a firefighter dead, officials said. Teams were digging through the rubble of Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley to find the firefighter recovered a body, officials said Wednesday. Jared Lloyd’s
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The eight Republican members of Missouri’s congressional delegation are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider listing 40 Missouri waterways as “impaired.” That list that includes the Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Reservoir. A letter from Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer and Vicky Hartzler and signed by the other GOP delegation members
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EDITOR’s NOTE: The Missouri Department of Correction must conduct an assessment of Bosma within 120 days, at which time the court will decide whether he should serve the rest of his sentence or be on supervised release. The Cooper County prosecuting attorney said he will oppose releasing Bosma into the community if a court decides
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri School for the Deaf Superintendent George Stailey resigned from the position last Friday. The assistant superintendent, Chris Daily, is now the interim superintendent through the completion of Extended School Year. Officials with the school board and DESES now working to determine the most appropriate plans for MSD leadership moving forward.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story UNIONDALE, New York (WCBS) — The headmaster of a Long Island school has resigned following a racism allegation from a parent. CBS2 spoke with Trisha Paul earlier this week. She said John Holian told her 11-year-old Black son to get on his knees while apologizing to his white
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Click here for updates on this story LEWISVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — A World War II pilot, a ship builder and now Martha Cowan is a centenarian. There was a surprise birthday party in Lewisville Wednesday, March 24, for an exceptional woman who has lived a life breaking down gender barriers. Her head barely visible over
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLINVILLE, New Jersey (KYW) — A South Jersey mother is opening up about a frightening attack on her Yorkie. She says a police dog left her dog badly injured and now very anxious. “Our adoption story was pretty unique. Somebody found me in a Walmart shopping center,” dog
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento woman called out an anonymous neighbor for sending her an Amazon delivery with a shock collar for her barking dog. The package also included an unpleasant note addressed to “Barking Dog Owner.” One year into the pandemic, next-door neighbors maybe aren’t quite
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The homeless population has the ability to receive stimulus checks. The IRS offers a free tax filing tool on its website allowing for unhoused people who make less than $72,000 annually to file easily. The department also offers free tax prep help for those in need, which will provide options for tax
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — March is Women’s History Month and this morning we’re introducing you to a 13-year-old poet from Calumet City who is on her way to becoming a published author. Through the power of her pen, Melody Ilesanmi has written on a number of topics, which includes
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CIHCAGO (WBBM) — The city’s carjacking crisis took a chilling turn this week, after a rideshare driver was murdered by his own passenger. The murder left a little girl without a father, and left Chicago rideshare drivers living in fear. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar spoke with the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KOVR) — An Auburn police officer is recovering at home after a fiery crash near Lincoln Way and Grace Street Tuesday night – and good Samaritans in the area made sure he survived. The Auburn Police Department hailed these good Samaritans as heroes. One of them,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story QUINCY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Authorities are looking into a disturbing incident at Quincy High School where students are accused of posting “pro-rape speech” on social media. Schools Superintendent Kevin Mulvey sent a letter to parents saying the district was made aware of the incident last week. “This misconduct,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — So many of us have had to cancel trips due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But when Elizabeth Dickinson’s trip abroad was canceled, she decided to rediscover her hometown of Baltimore instead. “I had planned to go to Ireland in May 2020,” she said. “I was
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For more than a decade, Zannah Mustapha has devoted his life to providing hope and peace for children caught in the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency. “We are in a community where every segment of the society is being ravaged,” Mustapha, a Nigerian-born attorney and humanitarian, told CNN. Boko Haram — the militant group
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of the Hugh Hefner, the founder and longtime editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine. Personal Birth date: April 9, 1926 Death date: September 27, 2017 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Hugh Marston Hefner Father: Glenn Hefner, accountant Mother: Grace (Swanson) Hefner, teacher Marriages: Crystal Harris (December 31, 2012-September 27, 2017,
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Some scammers are using COVID-19 surveys to steal money or personal information from people, according to the Better Business Bureau.
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